Chapter 571: Sub-Legendary Dragon Spear
Chapter 571: Sub-Legendary Dragon Spear
Yanzhi Lane was razed to the ground.
For some reason, the Yangzhou Guards, who were supposed to arrive as soon as possible, were nowhere to be seen.
The doors and windows of every household around were closed. Jiang He pushed Si Ning in a wheelchair to the Fish House in Qingshui Lane. Wuhe and others had already returned from the land of gluttony.
"Boss, the name Qingshui Lane is too arrogant."
Wu He looked up and saw that three or four alleys nearby were the area of Yu's mansion. The core area of Yangzhou city was very expensive, but before him were magnificent buildings, waterside pavilions and singing stages, an extremely luxurious style that even surpassed the royal palace.
The Yu family controlled the water transport and salt administration in the south of the Yangtze River. They were supposed to deliver four million shi of money and grain to the imperial court every year. However, only one-fourth of that reached the national treasury. Even so, they had to cooperate with the aristocratic families in the south of the Yangtze River. The Ministry of Revenue was the private domain of the aristocratic families. Otherwise, if other factions were involved, they would not be able to collect even one-fourth of it.
"If the water is too clear, there will be no fish." Si Ning said with a vicious face, "I am a loyal minister of Nanliang. The world can bear witness to my loyalty. I have endured humiliation and endured hardships in the past few years to rescue the dirty silver. Prince He, please don't blame me wrongly."
"Where's the money?" Jiang He lowered his head.
Si Ning replied proudly, "I've basically spent it all."
Jiang He sneered and was too lazy to argue with this guy. According to Si Ning, she had become a candidate for greed. Her basic ability was to refine circulating money that symbolized wealth, temporarily increase attack power or strengthen defense. She could also refine money into energy and vitality to restore herself or others.
As long as there is enough money, it is not difficult to maintain at least the level of a great power. The drawback is that once the money is exhausted, you will be back to your original state.
As for the price of snatching the Greedy Candidate from the Lost Paradise, Si Ning's legs were bitten off by the local ferocious beasts. Even though he spent a huge amount of money to restore his limbs afterwards, the beasts devoured his legs along with his soul, and he still couldn't stand on his own.
"Mechanical limbs, colonized flesh, flesh-white bone pills, life fountain..." Si Ning said indifferently: "In short, we have tried everything. The partial annihilation of the soul is undoubtedly a serious injury. We can only take it one step at a time."
According to the martial arts of the world, this kind of injury has already involved the root of the great way.
Jiang He leaned over and stretched out his hand, stroking the other person's slender legs as white as jade under her dress. They looked beautiful, but they were essentially lifeless. In a few months, they would probably wither and die.
"It can't be saved for now."
Jiang He said, "But a severely injured soul does not mean complete death, and losing part of it does not mean the whole. One of my abilities should be effective and can restore the incomplete soul to its original state, but you have to reach the legendary level first. You should prepare the reward first."
Si Ning made an "OK" gesture and laughed, "It's a disadvantage to compete for the Rouge Ranking with a disabled person. I'll let you have some fun after I recover. You're welcome, good brother."
"hehe."
The group arrived in front of Yu Mansion, where hundreds of Yangzhou guards stood at the door, all wearing red armor and with frosty white scabbards at their waists.
There were cries of grief and wailing in the Yu Mansion. The soldiers took away the direct descendants of the Yu family one by one. Two great priests of the fourth realm sub-hero level guarded the old lady Yu. Considering the identity of Xie Annan's biological mother, she was the only exception.
"Aunt, save me!"
The head of the Yu family was detained and his face was terrified. With his status, he certainly knew that if he didn't move, the matter would basically be settled. As long as Xie Annan, who was ranked sixth in the world, did not lose his power, even the emperor would not force the Yu clan.
"You can go with peace of mind. I will send a message to Annan right away, asking them to be patient in everything!" said Old Lady Yu, wiping her tears.
The scene was extremely chaotic. Hundreds of people, large and small, from near and far branches, were taken onto prison vans one after another. The two chief priests stood where they were, with no intention of taking action. In terms of combat power, they could certainly defeat hundreds of Yangzhou guards, but the battlefield that would decide victory or defeat was not here at all.
The men were in front, the women were behind, with the direct descendants being the main group and the branches being the secondary. The situation was extremely serious and even the doorman could not escape.
"Hey, isn't this the fourth sister?"
"I haven't seen you for a few hours. You look down and out."
Si Ning was extremely excited. She pushed the wheelchair forward with her tongue wagging. She came in front of a graceful and beautiful woman and mocked her madly, completely ignoring her pitiful appearance as she shed tears silently.
"Mee mee mee, now that I'm in prison, I can't explain myself even if I have a mouth full of words. How can a guilty girl with an unclear name climb up the social ladder in the future? Who knows if the jailer will be so bold as to be lecherous? It's really pitiful to God."
"You bitch!!"
"I should have sold you out!"
The beautiful woman's face turned into a vicious one, almost losing her mind, and she shouted: "Come here, come here quickly, she is the fifth daughter of the Yu family, why did you miss her!"
Upon hearing this, several centurions' expressions changed slightly and they immediately led their men forward, but were stopped by the Skeleton Dragon Riders.
Si Ning was still trying to make fun of him by taunting him, while the commander of Yangzhou Guards found someone.
"Your Majesty, Guo Huan's murder has occurred. This case involves thousands of officials in Yangzhou, Jiangnan. Your Majesty has ordered his arrest and execution."
Jiang He said calmly: "I will execute the sentence for your Majesty."
The black knife at the waist was unsheathed half an inch, and wisps of knife energy overflowed into the street. Heads fell to the ground one after another. The head of the Yu family died with his eyes open, and the fourth young lady still had anger on her face.
A sudden change!
Not only Old Lady Yu and the Commander, but even Si Ning stayed where they were.
"From now on, Yu Ning will be the head of the Yu family."
"Wuhe, go over and help me, and we'll split the wealth in half."
The young man clasped his fists and said, "I understand."
The Yangzhou guards looked at each other in bewilderment. It was obvious that Prince Yong had set his eyes on the Yu family's wealth. This immortal on land and powerful vassal king was unscrupulous. He would rob whatever he saw, without any regard for the rules or the consequences.
The commander said with a stiff upper lip: "I must report this matter to the court and ask His Majesty to make the decision."
"It's up to you." Jiang He replied.
Old Lady Yu was heartbroken and was about to pounce on someone and fight, but Si Ning quickly pushed the wheelchair and asked the maids on both sides to stop her.
"Auntie, be patient in everything!"
"You vixen, I didn't believe Mo'er when she said you were a beauty that brought disaster upon yourself. Today's disaster that destroyed our family is all because of you." Old Lady Yu shouted with hatred on her face, "I will not rest in peace until I die!"
Si Ning scratched his cheek, feeling a little embarrassed.
"You're too kind." Upon hearing this, Old Lady Yu fainted from anger.
The Yangzhou guards left one after another, the Yu family's door was closed, and a gray eagle landed on Jiang He's shoulder. Jiang He could not understand the bird language, so he quickly called Wuhe to come and translate.
"Boss, using the Guo Huan case as an excuse, the Governor of the Grand Canal ordered the Longxiang Army to arrest people all over the city. It is estimated that they are going to launch a round of purges. Now they have arrested thousands of officials and noble families and detained them in the Provincial Government Office."
The Longxiang Army is one of the six imperial guards in the capital, with 30,000 men, which is relatively elite. Only one-third of its men have arrived now, which is enough to intimidate the local Yangzhou garrison troops. Moreover, the Guo Huan case was obviously not a sudden impulse. Under the command of the Yangzhou general, there were countless defectors who had defected because of the loss of power of the Xie family.
Jiang He thought for a moment and said, "Crazy."
Wu He guessed, "I'm afraid he needs to scrape the bone to heal the wound."
Compared to someone who just wiped out the entire Yu family, Emperor Wu of Liang was even crazier. Taking advantage of the critical moment when Xie Annan was away and Prince Yong was in charge, he wanted to directly dig up the foundation of the aristocratic families and purge their officials on a large scale. The force was exactly the same as that of the salt and iron government-run enterprises, the performance evaluation system and the one-whip system.
At present, there is no fierce resistance in the entire Yangzhou city.
Because King Yong was in the city and his whereabouts were unknown.
As a prince of the royal family, he naturally belongs to the imperial power and stands on the opposite side of the aristocratic families at that time.
"Wouldn't I be the one taking the blame then?" Jiang He thought to himself. When the aristocratic families counterattack and bandits arise in the ten states south of the Yangtze River, it will be obvious who the most heinous criminals are. Moreover, the aristocratic families will suffer a devastating blow and lose their organizational strength. He will lose the objects and channels to demand money and skills from them.
Wow!
Gluttony black light flows out.
The bodies of the Yu clan members all dissipated and reassembled.
After the bloody battle in the Land of Gluttony, Jiang He's energy utilization rate has undergone a qualitative change. Not only has the energy consumption of his moves dropped by 40%, but the production of an ordinary golden evil soldier previously required five materials, but now only three are needed.
In the dark light all over the ground, two hundred evil soldiers stood up.
"Open the Yu Clan's arsenal and head to the Governor's Office."
……
Yangzhou, Huayuefang.
This place is famous for the Huayue Tower which has lights on day and night. It was formerly named "Zhu Zi". Huayue Tower belonged to the Yu family, which was a member of the Xie family camp. Most of the officials in the provincial government used to be frequent visitors. When they went out, they would be entertained by singing and dancing and banquets all day long.
At this moment, the atmosphere in the Governor's Office was so depressing that one could hear a pin drop.
The governor, provincial judge, general and others of Yangzhou had all taken off their official uniforms and were sitting side by side on chairs with only simple tea at hand. As for the surrounding areas of the hall, the floor was filled with subordinates. These were the ones who could come on stage. It was freezing cold in the yard and they would inevitably catch a cold and get sick after a night.
"If you have any hidden secrets, please continue to tell me. I hope that the recipients of the letters will not make mistakes. His Royal Highness Prince Yong is now in charge of Yangzhou. He has killed countless prisoners and beheaded Yuan Changling, the eighth-ranked Prince of the Northern Wei Dynasty. Don't blame me for not reminding you in advance."
The Governor of the Grand Canal sneered repeatedly. The seven counties of Yangzhou were full of aristocratic families, and its prosperity attracted many martial arts masters. If it were not for the special circumstances today, anyone sent by the court would return empty-handed.
The governor was wearing a lining and took a sip of tea. He said calmly, "I advise you to leave some room for maneuver. The head of the Xie family just came to Beijing, and there was no obituary. How can the court govern the world without the aristocratic family? Without the support of the rich families, how can the Tianchan Temple continue to have incense? Even the eunuch Xiao Qingzhi was proposed by Empress Xie before she died."
"Xie Annan won't die, and it won't prevent us from trying to stop the fire." The Governor of the Grand Canal said sarcastically, "You guys deserve to die just as much as the scholars who caused chaos in the government. In my opinion, killing them once every ten years is just right!"
The general of Yangzhou said angrily: "If you kill us, I will see how you can defend Yangzhou City. The bandits were already fifty miles outside the city yesterday."
Suddenly, the commander of Yangzhou Guard staggered in. Before he could say anything, Jiang He pushed the door open. Two hundred ferocious soldiers surrounded the governor's office. The soldiers of the Longxiang Army were all facing a powerful enemy.
"Your Highness!" The Governor of Grand Canal Exclaimed and stood up.
As the emperor's confidant and a second-rank official, he could certainly be proud in front of the officials in Yangzhou and the second son of the Xie family, but he was still far from being on equal footing with the seventh most powerful vassal king in the world.
Jiang He glanced around and said calmly, "Pay up the money and leave immediately. The main thing is the martial arts, and the best is the magic weapon. One hand in one and you can leave. For the Guo Huan case and the salt and iron official camp, you can give your price. There is only one quotation. If you do not meet my expectations, or exceed the quotation, and you are still here at the end of the time, you will be killed on the spot."
"Your Majesty, you must not do that!"
The Governor of the Grand Canal suddenly turned pale, and two vicious soldiers immediately came up and took him away. All the documents related to the Guo Huan case were taken away, and the person who recommended him was also detained.
Jiang He pulled over a chair, sat down, and closed his eyes to rest.
In the crowd, a young man who was coughing repeatedly stood up and greeted, "The Xie family ancestral hall has an ancestral weapon called the Great Hunting Kyushu Knife. It is extremely sharp and ranks fourth on the Divine Weapon List. I wonder if Your Majesty is satisfied with it. I will send someone to bring it to you right away."
"The eldest son of the Xie family, please show the guest out." Jiang He waved his hand.
The two vicious soldiers stepped forward with smiles on their faces and helped the young man away.
"Your Majesty, my father is a well-known figure in the martial arts world. There are 70,000 volumes of common martial arts hidden in my home. Can you use it to pay for my life?"
"170,000 taels of silver, please forgive me, Your Majesty."
"Your Majesty, I have old parents and young children to support, and my family has lived in poverty for generations. I am willing to give you all my savings of seven thousand taels."
Jiang He opened his eyes, and a black natal sword flew out, beheading the third person.
After a brief silence, everyone rushed to speak.
……
October 19, the 20th year of Yongqing.
When morning came, the street in front of the Yangzhou Provincial Government was filled with 240 carriages.
Seven million two hundred thousand taels of silver, forty-two volumes of immortal-level skills, three thousand nine hundred volumes of epic immortal skills, forty-two thousand volumes of supreme ordinary skills, the entire Yangzhou paper and ink were sold out, and each family sent a large number of people to copy them by hand. The total number reached 70% of the heritage of Xuanjin Villa.
In the Chief Secretary's Office, there were only about twenty bodies on the ground.
Jiang He looked at the Great Hunting Knife and a dark green dagger, both of which were immortal-level weapons. He immediately fed them to the Changhen Dragon Spear and completed the promotion.
[Name: Longhen Dragon Spear]
[Type: Weapon]
[Quality: Sub-Legendary]
[Effect ①: As heavy as a small mountain, but easy to lift]
[Effect 2: Legendary Strong/Sharp]
[Effect ③: A long-lasting attack of hatred, transforming hatred into blessing power]
[Effect ④: Blood Wolf Smoke - Wolf Shadow causes damage equal to a full-strength spear attack, 90% of which is converted into penetrating damage. A maximum of wolf shadows can be released at a time]
[Effect ⑤: Dawn - Causes 85% additional true damage]
[Effect ⑥: Causes a 3-second will imprisonment on the designated individual enemy. The effect of the imprisonment depends on the mental will level of both parties. The cooling time is ten minutes.]
[Effect 0: The Long Sorrow Dragon Spear gains growth attributes and is promoted after absorbing seven sub-legendary items (7/)]
[Effect ⑧: Soldier Soul - Causes 200% additional soul damage, gains Soul Execution Passive: When the body is completely destroyed, the execution effect is activated on the spirit (determined by the line of sight)]
[Effect 10000: Devouring Souls - Each time you hit a target, points of its heroic energy will be evaporated.]
[Effect ⑩: Quick Kill - Increase attack speed by 160%]
[Effect: Fire Control - The holder's fire damage increases by 160%]
[Effect: Divine Weapon—Sub-legendary Shock, Sub-legendary Armor Break, Sub-legendary Tear, Sub-legendary Destruction, Sub-legendary Siphon, Attacks can cause continuous bleeding (Dragon Blood Pain)]
[Effect: Spear of Destiny - Anyone holding a gun within the projection range will hit the target]
[Effect: Foggy World - Creates a small world covering a certain area, containing the power of death]
[Effect: Versatile - the gun body can freely change length and size]
[Effect: Same phase - Return to the same world]
[Effect: Seal the Soul - Seal the soul of a creature, gain enhancement, and can be replaced]
[Inlay Armor Breaking Gem +9: Increases Armor Breaking Effect by 30%]
[Inlay Tearing Gem +5: Increases Tearing Damage by 18%]
[Note: The spear among spears, the luxury among luxuries, the sub-legend has a new definition because of it. As the king's exclusive weapon, it only recognizes the person who kills it (the gem has evolved with the spear)]
(End of this chapter)